Early parental death and late-life dementia risk: findings from the Cache County Study.

نویسندگان

  • Maria C Norton
  • Truls Østbye
  • Ken R Smith
  • Ronald G Munger
  • Joann T Tschanz
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Age and ageing

دوره 38 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009